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Posts tagged ‘Jon Lansman’

this morning (monday 25th), 12.04-12.06am, and 7.32-7.41am, on bbc radio 4midnight news and today (presented by martha kearney) include …

“Jeremy Corbyn has been told by Tom Watson, the party’s deputy leader that he personally needs to deal with the claims of anti-semitism inside Labour. Tom Watson handed over a dossier of 50 complaints to the Labour leader and says he needs to investigate them.”

this afternoon (sunday 2nd), 1.00-1.02pm, and 1.05-1.16pm, on bbc radio 4the world this weekend (presented by mark mardell) leads with …

“The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the Labour Party should support the IHRA definition of anti-semitism immediately. Speaking at a conference of the Jewish Labour Movement in North London, he said it was not just about changing a policy, but about what the party stood for.”

this morning (sunday 15th), 7.11-7.17am, on bbc radio 4sunday (presented by emily buchanan) leads with …

”This week the Labour Party will formally adopt its new ‘anti-Semitism code’ – a definition of what does and does not amount to anti-Semitism when it comes to disciplinary proceedings against its members. But the wording of the code has been heavily criticised.”

“Jeremy Corbyn is embroiled in a fresh row over relations with the Jewish community. A number of Labour MPs and Jewish campaigners have criticised him for attending an event organised by a left-wing group Jewdas which has been openly critical of mainstream Jewish organisations.”